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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI breakthroughs to new VC investments and edtech reports.✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:03:16] 🧠 OpenAI’s New Reasoning Model - ChatGPT o1 (Strawberry)[00:07:20] 📚 AI's Role in Education - Practical Use Cases**[00:14:03]** 👩💻 Common Sense Media Report on AI Use Among Teens: 70% of teens are using generative AI, with disparities in how different demographics use the technology**[00:17:42]** 🏫 Schooling in America Report - Declining Parent Trust: 64% of parents believe K-12 education is heading in the wrong direction, driven by safety concerns and tech gaps**[00:24:51]** 💡 Owl Ventures leads a $6.9M investment in Brisk Teaching [00:33:40] 📈 AI Optimism in Schools - Clever Report: Teachers' concerns about AI making their jobs harder drop from 48% to 18% in the last year.[00:37:15] 💸 AllHere Files for Bankruptcy Plus special guests:
[00:41:22] 🎙️ Abby Coyle) and Katie Gracey), Co-founders of ClassBank)** **discuss how ClassBank teaches financial literacy through a digital school currency system and their recent $1M pre-seed funding.📢 ClassBank is Hiring! They're looking for a School Partnerships Lead to help expand their impact in classrooms across the country. Check out the role here).😎 Stay updated with Edtech Insiders!
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This season of Edtech Insiders is once again brought to you by Tuck Advisors, the M&A firm for EdTech companies. Run by serial entrepreneurs with over 25 years of experience founding, investing in, and selling companies, Tuck believes you deserve M&A advisors who work as hard as you do.
